Demotruk said:
Carl2291 said:
"It's the Wii" works right for it... It's been outselling the PS3 since day one for a reason... Nintendo's own games. The effect isn ow wearing off (although the Wii is still way ahead). Nintendo need to do something about it if they want sales to stay as high as they are (or have been).
I understand fine and dandy that software drives the platform, but with the Wii's releases along with a Pricecut... It should be expected to be up YoY, especially after the record breaking Holidays.
And I'm not changing the subject. I asked why it was down. You said software. I'm expanding on your answer...
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Software does drive momentum, and NSMB did for months, but it can't be expected to forever. A console's momentum is driven by a) making it appeal to people whom it did not before (ie. new kinds of games) and b) generating and maintaining excitement for the platform (because excitement passing from person to person is the real world mechanic in the concept we call "momentum"). Wii had lots of a and b for the first few years but is now lacking in both. PS3 has managed to build momentum slowly mostly with b, and price cuts, because it is constantly getting significant new games and thus keeping users excited.
And seriously, you're claiming that a console should be able to maintain momentum based on a game released almost nine months ago and a small price cut almost eleven months ago, in isolation. That's ridiculous.
Your attempt to change the subject was to make it "who is to blame?" when we are talking about "why?".
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The Wii has held momentum from a few games over months at a time before. I point you towards Wii Fit as the perfect example.
It seems then that the main reason the Wii is down is because of a lack of compelling software. Fine. Expand upon it. Why haven't Nintendo released anything this year (other than SMG2) that will keep sales high? Why are 3rd parties ignoring the system, in comparison to the PS3 or 360 even?
It's not changing the subject... It's expanding on it...
